Pronunciation
Shiv-awn
Meaning
God is gracious
Alternate spellings
Siobhan; Joan; Johanna
Fun fact
Siobhán came into Irish use through the Anglo-Normans and became one of our best-known girls’ names. It belongs to the same wider name family as Seán, a lovely connection if you enjoy the stories behind familiar names!
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Siobhán, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#483Rank among girl names in 20257Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #483 |
| 2024 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2023 | 10 | #364 |
| 2022 | Less than 3 | - |
| 2021 | 8 | #464 |
| 2020 | 6 | #544 |
| 2019 | 3 | #871 |
| 2018 | 8 | #474 |
| 2017 | 10 | #396 |
| 2016 | 18 | #254 |
| 2015 | 17 | #291 |
| 2014 | 19 | #264 |
| 2013 | 26 | #216 |
| 2012 | 28 | #199 |
| 2011 | 34 | #170 |
| 2010 | 33 | #184 |
| 2009 | 39 | #158 |
| 2008 | 29 | #194 |
| 2007 | 42 | #144 |
| 2006 | 43 | #125 |
| 2005 | 44 | #117 |
| 2004 | 55 | #97 |
| 2003 | 51 | #100 |
| 2002 | 56 | #87 |
| 2001 | 78 | #65 |
| 2000 | 64 | #74 |
| 1999 | 60 | #76 |
| 1998 | 79 | #50 |
| 1997 | 100 | #57 |
| 1996 | 118 | #48 |
| 1995 | 126 | #49 |
| 1994 | 124 | #45 |
| 1993 | 133 | #45 |
| 1992 | 156 | #37 |
| 1991 | 174 | #33 |
| 1990 | 191 | #32 |
| 1989 | 198 | #25 |
| 1988 | 199 | #26 |
| 1987 | 271 | #23 |
| 1986 | 225 | #29 |
| 1985 | 228 | #34 |
| 1984 | 244 | #30 |
| 1983 | 258 | #29 |
| 1982 | 302 | #28 |
| 1981 | 318 | #26 |
| 1980 | 314 | #33 |
| 1979 | 281 | #35 |
| 1978 | 304 | #30 |
| 1977 | 283 | #30 |
| 1976 | 314 | #26 |
| 1975 | 340 | #21 |
| 1974 | 301 | #26 |
| 1973 | 332 | #21 |
| 1972 | 319 | #22 |
| 1971 | 401 | #15 |
| 1970 | 312 | #21 |
| 1969 | 295 | #22 |
| 1968 | 226 | #29 |
| 1967 | 242 | #31 |
| 1966 | 242 | #31 |
| 1965 | 247 | #34 |
| 1964 | 207 | #35 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.